How many people do you know who say they are writing a book or have a book in their head that they will write someday? You may know several. I’m one of them. I’m in the process of writing a book. I have high hopes for that book even though I know by listening to other authors that publishing a book in similar to winning the lottery.
I still want to write this book. Writing itself is a good thing for me and to finish a book and have it ready to market is a near-term goal. To accomplish that much would make me very happy.
I am a voracious reader. As a child, I grew up reading about wonderful worlds that happened in your imagination, like The Wizard of Oz. Since I had long blonde hair and blue eyes, it wasn’t hard to imagine being Dorothy from Kansas or Alice in Wonderland. Only a voracious reader would know that The Wizard of Ox and Alice in Wonderland are just one book in a series. The other books in the series are just as wonderful, they simply haven’t been made into a movie.
Have you ever read Alice Through the Looking Glass? I always liked it better than Alice in Wonderland, but maybe only because it was lesser known.
I have spent my life with a book in my hand, one in my purse, and another on the nightstand. At any moment I have a stack of about 20 books on a shelf waiting to be read, and a hundred or more waiting to be re-enjoyed. I used to say I read everything including cereal boxes, but to be honest, I’ve quit reading cereal boxes.
When I lived in the big city of Philadelphia, a long while back, my cereal boxes had comics on them. A particular favorite was CheeryOats (later Cheerios), which featured a comic strip called Cheery O’Leary. Instead of a coupon to send in for a movie, or a cheap prize, I got an even cheaper cartoon to read and I loved them. No more. Now I buy my cereal based on sugar content and fiber. Such is life.
I encourage you all to pick up a book to read. Read books to the little ones in your life and have them read to you. You’ll discover your imagination is alive and well and ready to transport you away on a new adventure.
Marilynne
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